The Prepper Who Fell Apart When SHTF
I stood in the grocery store looking at empty shelves. I had stuff at home. So why was I there? I couldn’t believe this was happening to us.
Month: April 2026
Ep. 179 – Seeds Have a Memory – My Adventures in Growing Chestnuts in Kansas
Seeds have a memory. And they remember that place. I share my Spring Wins and Losses growing Midwest Memory chestnut trees.
I Am Moving from How to Why (and You Should Too)
Your How-to Is Dead – You Just Don’t Know It Yet. Moving from How to Why in the age of AI.
Be The Guy Who Knows a Guy
Local economies depend not on what they can buy, but on what they can do. Be the Guy who knows a guy.
What I’m Planting in My Pasture to Feed Deer Through Every Season
How I feed deer all season, from apples in September, through chestnuts varieties that drop at different times, to persimmons and crabapples.
Growing Your Own Food May Not Be Enough
We weren’t supposed to grow everything ourselves. If we could, we wouldn’t need community. That’s why you need the seed swap.
Ep. 178 – Matt Derosier, The Water Dev
Plant the Rain! Matt Derosier shares about his new project – The Water Dev. How he is healing the land for future generations. It all starts with water.
Seeds Have a Memory
I spent years buying trees from catalogs. They all died. Now I grow trees from seed or buy from my area or region. Because: Seeds have a memory.